Pineapple Sixteen prefers his name to be spelled with four ellipses and the Roman version of the number sixteen, i.e. Pineapple....XVI Pineapple started making crossword puzzles at age nine and decided at age twelve that he needed a pen name to use with his puzzles; he chose his favorite fruit and favorite number as that name. He is from Ohio and has traveled to 48 other states, and over 20 countries. He is author of the book, "Lessons from an Ice Cream Truck" published 2014